U.K.-U.S. Trade Talks Can Build on Trump’s Plan, Envoy Says
- Pierce signals openness to labor, environmental provisions
- Envoy says talks with China can aid health, climate policies
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Trade talks with the U.S. will seek to build on “well-channeled lines” established during negotiations with the Trump administration while seeking to incorporate new priorities favored by President Joe Biden, the U.K. envoy to Washington said.
Ambassador Karen Pierce said British officials are eager to talk with newly confirmed U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai next week to further talks on a possible free trade agreement. Pierce, speaking Friday in an interview with David Westin on Bloomberg Television’s “Balance of Power,” said the two nations will discuss “whether there is scope to take the FTA forward in the short-term” and signaled an openness to considering additional issues in any final accord.